CVE-2016-5759

high

Description

The mkdumprd script called "dracut" in the current working directory "." allows local users to trick the administrator into executing code as root.

References

http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2016-October/002337.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-10/msg00083.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-09-08

Updated: 2023-11-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High